Total Crime Rate

339.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 339.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Robbery 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Heath Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 188th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Heath Road (B18 4DL) in the last 12 months was 339.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 200.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Heath Road (B18 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Green Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Twyning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moilliett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Algernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heath Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cuthbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cape Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Algernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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